A Voyage to the South Seas, in the Years 1740-1, John Bulkel...

A Voyage to the South Seas, in the Years 1740-1, John Bulkeley & John Cummins, pub. Jacob Robinson 1743. Octavo. 220 pp. 1st ed. Octavo. 220 pages. Leather covered cartonnage boards showing wear, corners furred, sections of the leather abraded. The front board is loose, but holding firmly enough by the cords. Front blank is present but detached. Lacking the final leaf of the Dedication, else complete. Previous owner's name to the blank Thomas Ollive of Bromley, who is likely to be the Quaker owner of a calico dye house in the area. A scarce title recounting the calamitous aftermath of the sinking of the Wager near the coast of Chile. With; A Voyage Around the World, George Anson, pub. Woodfall, Bowyer, Millar and others 1768. Octavo. 369 pp. 3 folding maps, a touch creased, the first with a 2" closed tear at the gutter. One signature working loose though still bound in. Bound in polished calf, rubbed and marked, the spine leather drying out and cracking. Morocco title label to the spine. Not a bad copy withal. The book contains a chapter on the Wager (see above) which was part of Anson's fleet.

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